He hasn't quite developed into the Tigers' go-to threat at receiver this season, but he's getting there, coaches say.

He's third on the team with 12 catches -- nine more than last season -- but has only 64 yards with an average of 5.3 yards per catch. He has yet to come down with the big catch and his longest grab has gone for 14 yards.

Auburn (4-1, 2-1 SEC) hosts FCS foe Western Carolina (1-5) on Saturday. Is this the week he has a big game?

"Ricardo's still got loads of ability," offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said. "You can see flashes of it. We're going to keep bringing Ricardo along, keep trying to find ways to get him more involved, get him the ball. I've got a lot of confidence Ricardo's going to reach his full potential before it's all said and done and you're going to continue to see him involved each week."

The 6-foot-2, 215-pound sophomore played quarterback and receiver two years ago in high school at Miami Beach Senior, and is still adjusting and getting "comfortable" with playing receiver exclusively, coach Gus Malzahn said.

Malzahn believes it's only a matter of time before Louis has a big game.

"He’ll have one of those games that people call a breakout game and he’ll figure it out and probably not look back," Malzahn said.

Louis had one catch for minus-2 yards in the third quarter and also picked up a first down on a 14-yard speed sweep in the fourth quarter during a 30-22 victory Saturday against No. 24 Ole Miss.

"He's getting better each week," Lashlee said. "He made a really good run on the speed sweep when we really needed something to kind of get us jump-started."